Republicans have a slim majority in the House of Representatives. Texas GOP lawmakers are seeking to preserve that edge over Democrats in the 2026 election.

Texas Democratic lawmakers remain outside of the state in an attempt to deny their GOP colleagues the quorum to vote on an aggressive redistricting play.

The independent body that redraws the state’s political maps isn’t perfect, many Republicans say. But they prefer that to the gerrymander that Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks to offset one proposed in Texas.

The Texas House is set to reconvene Monday afternoon, but dozens of Democrats are still out of the state. The Morning Joe panel discusses.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the Golden State will move forward with a special election in early November to place its own redistricting plan on a ballot measure before voters.